This paper presents the development of a prototype of an active orthosis for lower limbs. The proposed orthosis is an orthopedical device with the main objective of providing walking capacity to people with partial or total ...

Physical prototypes allow the testing of ideas quickly with models that look similar to the final product. Rapid Prototyping (RP) based on additive or subtractive technologies allow trial usability tests to avoid errors ...

Desenvolvimento de uma ortese personalizada para subluxação de ombro por manufatura aditiva a partir de escaneamento corporal. A órtese é um dispositivo aplicado à superfície externa do corpo para: controlar o alinhamento ...

With the improvement in current medicine, many diseases that were once fatal are now manageable with the advances in existing treatments and surgeries, but because of the increased survival, we also have an increase in the ...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a functional thumb orthosis on the dominant hand of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and boutonniere thumb.Methods: Forty patients with rheumatoid arthritis and boutonniere ...

This work presents the development of a prototype of an intelligent active orthosis for lower limbs whit an electronic embedded system. The proposed orthosis is an orthopedical device with the main objective of providing ...

Abstract—Stroke is the third cause of all disabilities for people over 25 years old. Indeed, the percentage of people who suffer from hemiplegia after stroke is higher than 75%. Patients with hemiplegia have considerable ...

The 3D printing has been a constant focus of researches and improvements on existing materials and techniques, offering wide possibilities of application. In the medical field, these techniques are very explored, above all ...